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We regret to inform you that your credit card
has expired. To keep your account, we will need
you to send your old credit card number and
expiration date, as well as a new one so we can
make the change. We promise we are real and
not just trying to steal your money.

John, and some other people
who aren't scam artists

STRONG BAD: Whoa, this sounds pretty serious. I know just what to do. {brings the cursor up to the first line} Just a little of this...

{He deletes "Mr. Bad," and inserts "Homestar Runner," then brings the cursor down to the bottom row.}

STRONG BAD: Ooh, maybe a dash of that...

{He deletes the signature and inserts "Superfied Credit Union". He then types "forward message", which clears the screen. Fade to black. The text "5 minutes later" is typed in, then after a pause, backspaced out. Fade back in.}

STRONG BAD: Okay, let's see what we got here...

{Strong Bad begins reading, and almost immediately the audio fades from Strong Bad's voice into a voice-over by Homestar.}

Homestar's credit card number doesn't correspond to any major credit card prefix; nevertheless, it is at least possible for it to be a valid card number because it passes the Luhn algorithm.

This email shows Strong Bad moving a cursor on the Tandy 400, which doesn't have a visible mouse. It is also worth noting that old DOS computers like the Tandy 400 are unable to show a smoothly-moving arrow pointer, as they are text-driven and mouse cursors in text-based programs are rectangles that jump from one text character's space to the next.

Strong Bad is heard hitting backspace on his keyboard only a few times to delete two whole lines of text.

Even though Strong Bad only typed "forward message" (i.e. he did not define a recipient email address), the email still made its way to Homestar's inbox.

There was a website, www.the-coolest-stuff-ever.com, based on this email. (It was taken down for a while, but was put back up "under new management". It is now a parked domain.)

Note that the prices for assorted awesome things, golden limousine, two-headed cobra and bag of money were not listed in the original SWF file for this Strong Bad Email. (Decompiling the original file and moving Strong Bad's head shows that they were not there.) The hidden prices were later added by the Brothers Chaps as a nod to the fan site http://www.the-coolest-stuff-ever.com (mirror) - where these prices were first posted (although there is a typo in the cost of the golden limousine).